>>>"Hopefully, electric will triumph and we won't be burning non-renewables"
Where exactly do you figure the energy to recharge the batteries will be coming from?? ROSS _________________________________________________________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of DMcD Sent: Wednesday, 25 June 2014 10:57 PM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] battery power >>>I love the ability of the virtual world to spread unsubstantiated gossip, >>>usually with a mindset bend behind it. Well, it certainly allows you to compare second hand values of cars better than one might without a virtual world. And the Priapsis does not look that great. And considering you can get the same or better mileage from a number of other cars of similar size I've got no mindset other than the fact that right now, it's regrettably difficult to see an electric self launcher (ultralight) or sustainer competing with a petrol powered engine. A 30 year old DG-400 or ASH 26 is still a working proposition because their motors are still fairly current technology. When they were new, NiCad batteries were the state of the art and remember how awful they were in most cases. I can clearly remember the bang as my expensive SAFT batteries splatted all over the room courtesy of their state of the art charger. Hopefully, electric will triumph and we won't be burning non-renewables but I for one would not want to spend a lot of money on an electric sailplane right now and the long, long extension cord to recharge it while flying around our non-electric airfields. D _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
